Well, that’s a damned interesting review. I agree with the author about the film’s brilliance. However, calling it a repudiation of St. Paul and basing one’s entire review around the notion that it’s a dialogue between Judaism and Christianity is, I think, a bit much. Yeah, there’s talk of religion in the film but there’s also a lot of talk about sex, fly fishing, trees, Bach, Edgar Allan Poe, the DTs, etc. My own perspective on the film is that it’s really “about” storytelling, finding patterns in the universe and the need the human mind has need to impose order and meaning. I don’t like all of Lars Von Trier’s work but this strikes me as one of his best.

First things first:) I have seen numbers 2,3,4,7,8,9 and 10. I gave numbers 3,4,8 and 10 * * * * stars. Note: You labeled Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman as number 7 but you put it below 8 which would make Melancholia number 7. I gave Melancholia * * * 1/2 out of * * * * stars. I gave the same grade to numbers 2 and 9. I have not seen numbers 1,5 and 6 yet. I will be seeing number 5 this weekend though. Anyway, here is a link below to a revised version of My Favorite Films by Director John Ford. P.S. you will love what is on number 1 this time:) Here is the link below:

Thank you for the kind reply:) Your preference of Fort Apache over Yellow Ribbon is akin to iconoclastic filmmaker Alex Cox’s opinion. Here are two links in which he talks about westerns. P.S. in part 2, he gives interesting thoughts on the highly underrated Wagon Master. Here are the two links below: